Best Aurora Energy Research Podcasts (2025)

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A Martian aurora, how the universe fades away, Heisenberg on holiday, physics of fake coins 42:23

2h ago42:23

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In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I look at what’s new in the world of physics with the help of my colleagues Margaret Harris and Matin Durrani. We begin on Mars, where NASA’s Perseverance Rover has made the first observation of an aurora from the surface of the Red Planet. Next, we look deep into the future of the universe and po…

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EP.244 Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell 38:36

16h ago38:36

38:36

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell. She joins our Managing Director for APAC, Hugo Batten, and our Global Research Director, Richard Howard, to discuss Shell’s 2025 Energy Security Scenarios. As Shell’s Chief Economist, Mallika advises on macroeconomic issues, economic trends, and rela…

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Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers 32:44

4d ago32:44

32:44

Many creative industries rely on cutting-edge digital technologies, so it is not surprising that this sector could easily become an early adopter of quantum computing. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I am in conversation with James Wootton, who is chief scientific officer at Moth Quantum. Based in the UK and Switzerland, the com…

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EP.243 Tom Glover, UK Country Chair, RWE 27:56

6d ago27:56

27:56

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Tom Glover, UK Country Chair, RWE. He joins Caroline Still, Project Leader in our Oxford Advisory team, to discuss the main challenges GB’s power sector is facing. As RWE’s UK Country Chair and Chair of the RWE UK Renewables Boards, Tom serves as the company’s most senior representative in t…

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Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy 35:31

11d ago35:31

35:31

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast comes from the Chicago metropolitan area – a scientific powerhouse that is home to two US national labs and some of the country’s leading universities. Physics World’s Margaret Harris was there recently and met Nadya Mason. She is dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University…

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EP.242 Jonathan Dillon on Clean Energy Investment Trends in Europe 41:09

13d ago41:09

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This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Jonathan Dillon, Partner at Clifford Chance. He joins our Global Research Director, Richard Howard, to discuss clean energy investment trends in Europe. Jonathan specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A for clean energy, renewables, and brownfield infrastructure assets. He advises privat…

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Ferenc Krausz explains how ultrashort laser pulses could help detect disease 30:36

18d ago30:36

30:36

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features the Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz. He is director of the Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and a professor at LMU Munich, both in Germany, and CEO and scientific director of the Center for Molecular Fingerprinting in Budapest, Hungary. In a conversation with Physics World’s Tami Freeman …

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EP.241 Margaret Cooney on New Zealand’s Power Market 32:31

24d ago32:31

32:31

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Margaret Cooney, Chief Operating Officer at Octopus Energy in New Zealand. She joins our Managing Director for APAC, Hugo Batten, and our Head of Australia, Weije Mak, to discuss New Zealand’s power market. Prior to Octopus Energy, Margaret was the Head of Powershop in New Zealand. She has a…

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INCENTIVE: SIF innovation from idea to impact 52:27

25d ago52:27

52:27

INCENTIVE is the first SIF Beta project to reach completion. In this episode, members of the INCENTIVE team share their learnings and future plans with us. As the first project to complete, dissemination of their outcomes - including collaboration, continuity of the work and deployment of the technology after the SIF funding stops - provides valuab…

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Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry 33:52

25d ago33:52

33:52

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features the materials scientist Paul Meredith, who is director of the Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) at the UK’s Swansea University. In a conversation with Physics World’s Matin Durrani, Meredith talks about the importance of semiconductors in a hi-tech economy and why it is c…

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EP.240 Jacob Stedman, CEO, Blykalla 37:47

28d ago37:47

37:47

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Jacob Stedman, CEO of Blykalla. He joins our Head of Nordics & Baltics, Alexander Esser, to discuss the role of nuclear energy and, more specifically, of small modular reactors (SMRs). Jacob is the CEO of Blykalla, a Swedish company specialising in the development and supply of lead-cooled S…

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Radiosurgery made easy: the role of the Gamma Knife in modern radiotherapy 32:14

1M ago32:14

32:14

This podcast features Alonso Gutierrez, who is chief of medical physics at the Miami Cancer Institute in the US. In a wide-ranging conversation with Physics World’s Tami Freeman, Gutierrez talks about his experience using Elekta’s Leksell Gamma Knife for radiosurgery in a busy radiotherapy department. This podcast is sponsored by Elekta.…

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EP.239 Dawn Owens on Geothermal Power in the US 45:51

1M ago45:51

45:51

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Dawn Owens, Head of Project Development and Commercial Markets at Fervo Energy. She joins our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr, and Emma McElrath, Advisory Associate in our Oakland office, to discuss geothermal power in the US. In addition to overseeing the development of the…

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Non-invasive pressure sensor could revolutionize how brain injuries are diagnosed 26:28

1M ago26:28

26:28

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with Panicos Kyriacou, who is chief scientist at the UK-based start-up Crainio. The company has developed a non-invasive way of using light to measure the pressure inside the skull. Knowing this intracranial pressure is crucial when diagnosing traumatic brain injury, which a lea…

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EP.238 Marion Calcine on Long-Term Investing in Volatile Markets 29:31

1M ago29:31

29:31

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Marion Calcine, Chief Investment Officer at Ardian Infrastructure and Member of the Ardian France Executive Board. She joins our Research Lead for France & Iberia, Christina Rentell, to discuss investment strategies. As CIO, Marion supervises investment processes for Ardian Infrastructure Fu…

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William Phillips: Nobel laureate talks about his passion for quantum physics 1:03:22

2M ago1:03:22

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This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features William Phillips, who shared the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on cooling and trapping atoms using laser light. In a wide-ranging conversation with Physics World’s Margaret Harris, Phillips talks about his long-time fascination with quantum physics – which began with an undergrad…

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EP.237 Guillaume de Goÿs, CEO, Aluminium Dunkerque 25:47

2M ago25:47

25:47

This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Guillaume de Goÿs, CEO of Aluminium Dunkerque. He joins our Head of France, Pierre Dennery, and Julia Breuing, Research Associate in our Berlin office to discuss the challenges energy consumers are facing from tariffs, electricity, and carbon prices. Guillaume began his career in the tire in…

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Microsoft’s Chetan Nayak on topological qubits, the physics of bigger splashes 32:15

2M ago32:15

32:15

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Global Physics Summit (GPS) in Anaheim California, where I rubbed shoulders with 15,0000 fellow physicists. The best part of being there was chatting with lots of different people, and in this podcast I share two of those conversations. First up is Chetan Nayak, who is a senior researcher at Microsoft’s…

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EP.236 Sir Alex Chisholm & Kirsty Gogan on the Role of Nuclear Power 48:15

2M ago48:15

48:15

This week on Energy Unplugged, we're thrilled to welcome Sir Alex Chisholm, UK Chair of EDF and a Board Director at BT Group plc, along with Kirsty Gogan, Founding Director & Co-CEO of Terra Praxis and Managing Partner at LucidCatalyst. They'll be joining Dan Monzani, our Managing Director for the UK, Ireland, and India, for an insightful discussio…

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Artur Ekert explains how Albert Einstein and John Bell inspired quantum cryptography 55:00

2M ago55:00

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When physicists got their first insights into the quantum world more than a century ago, they found it puzzling to say the least. But gradually, and through clever theoretical and experimental work, a consistent quantum theory emerged. Two physicists that who played crucial roles in this evolution were Albert Einstein and John Bell. In this episode…

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EP.235 Wendy Lam, CEO, Capsol Technologies 35:32

2M ago35:32

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This week on Energy Unplugged, we’re delighted to welcome Wendy Lam, CEO of Capsol Technologies. She joined our Head of Nordics & Baltics, Alexander Esser, to discuss the future of industrial decarbonisation. Wendy is an experienced technology leader with more than 20 years’ experience at major international industrial companies and has a proven tr…

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Energy Unplugged by Aurora

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Physics World Weekly Podcast

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Talk Energy with YES-Europe

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A Martian aurora, how the universe fades away, Heisenberg on holiday, physics of fake coins 42:23

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EP.244 Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell 38:36

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Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers 32:44

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EP.243 Tom Glover, UK Country Chair, RWE 27:56

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Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy 35:31

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EP.242 Jonathan Dillon on Clean Energy Investment Trends in Europe 41:09

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Ferenc Krausz explains how ultrashort laser pulses could help detect disease 30:36

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EP.241 Margaret Cooney on New Zealand’s Power Market 32:31

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INCENTIVE: SIF innovation from idea to impact 52:27

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Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry 33:52

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EP.240 Jacob Stedman, CEO, Blykalla 37:47

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Radiosurgery made easy: the role of the Gamma Knife in modern radiotherapy 32:14

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EP.239 Dawn Owens on Geothermal Power in the US 45:51

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Non-invasive pressure sensor could revolutionize how brain injuries are diagnosed 26:28

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EP.238 Marion Calcine on Long-Term Investing in Volatile Markets 29:31

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William Phillips: Nobel laureate talks about his passion for quantum physics 1:03:22

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EP.237 Guillaume de Goÿs, CEO, Aluminium Dunkerque 25:47

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Microsoft’s Chetan Nayak on topological qubits, the physics of bigger splashes 32:15

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EP.236 Sir Alex Chisholm & Kirsty Gogan on the Role of Nuclear Power 48:15

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Artur Ekert explains how Albert Einstein and John Bell inspired quantum cryptography 55:00

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EP.235 Wendy Lam, CEO, Capsol Technologies 35:32